Packet fragmentation

can one configure the ethernet interface of a router to do packet fragementation?

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djoe
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On 25.04.2006 21:07 djoe wrote

A router will always do fragmentation *unless* the sender hat set the DF (don't fragment) bit.

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Arnold Nipper

Depends on how you define router. There are plenty of "L3 switches" and similar boxes that will forward packets based on IP address, but won't perform fragmentation.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, snipped-for-privacy@nethelp.no

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Steinar Haug

On 25.04.2006 22:29 Steinar Haug wrote

See RFC 1812 4.2.2.7 ... "Fragmentation, as described in [INTERNET:1], MUST be supported by a router."

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Arnold Nipper

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